RIYADH - Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday that he expected to sign contracts to build two nuclear reactors by the end of 2018.

Falih, speaking at a news conference in Riyadh, also said Saudi Arabia's Jizan oil refinery would start operations by the end of next year.

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